BONNYVILLE – On Friday, Bonnyville RCMP released information detailing five separate incidences where drivers were stopped, screened for impairment, and failed.
At 1 a.m. on May 21, an RCMP member conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle that had allegedly been driving with no headlights on 50 Avenue in Bonnyville.
The driver displayed signs of impairment and a Mandatory Alcohol Screening was performed, which resulted in a fail, according to police.
The 32-year-old driver was issued Provincial Sanctions and his vehicle was impounded.
The following evening on May 22, also around 1 a.m., Bonnyville RCMP responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver at the 7/11 on 37 Street in Bonnyville.
The suspect vehicle was located, and a traffic stop was conducted.
The driver was allegedly displaying signs of impairment and a Mandatory Alcohol Screening was administered by police, which the driver reportedly failed.
A 34-year-old driver was issued Provincial Sanctions and his vehicle was impounded.
On May 25, the Bonnyville RCMP conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Road 1 in Kehewin at 2:25 p.m.
Police say the driver displayed signs of impairment, so a Mandatory Alcohol Screening was performed, resulting in a fail. The 41-year-old driver was issued Provincial Sanctions and his vehicle was impounded.
Later in the evening of May 25, an RCMP member conducted a routine traffic stop on Railway Avenue in Glendon around 10 p.m. According to RCMP, the driver displayed signs of impairment. A Mandatory Alcohol Screening was conducted resulting in “a caution.”
The 40-year-old man was issued a Provincial Sanction for Impaired Driving.